Garbage collection system

ABSTRACT

A mechanized garbage collection system comprises a sunken ground receptacle for storing garbage and a truck-mounted installation for extracting the accumulated garbage therefrom and conveying the same to the truck storage tank for eventual disposal at the dump. The truck-mounted installation includes a garbage intake pipe which is connected to the mouth of the sunken receptacle and means for applying a vornado-type airblast at the bottom of the sunken receptacle to drive the garbage out of the receptacle, through the intake pipe and thence into the truck storage tank.

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2,525,372 10/1950 Riddell Sttes Patent Inventor Lawrence Vita 1521 S.W.21st St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33314 Appl. No. 874,928

Filed Nov. 7, 1969 Patented Oct. 19, 1971 GARBAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM 1 1Claims, 7 Drawing Figs.

Int. Cl B65g 67/20 Field of Search 2 l 4/8328, 302, 310, 41, 83.26;302/53; 15/340; 232/1 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,613,00410/1952 214/83.26 X 2,803,847 8/1957 214/83.28 X 3,052,908 9/1962214/83.28 X 3,294,265 12/1966 Roch et al 214/310 Primary Examiner-RobertG. Sheridan Attorney-Edward F. Levy ABSTRACT: A mechanized garbagecollection system comprises a sunken ground receptacle for storinggarbage and a truck-mounted installation for extracting the accumulatedgarbage therefrom and conveying the same to the truck storage tank foreventual disposal at the dump. The truckmounted installation includes agarbage intake pipe which is connected to the mouth of the sunkenreceptacle and means for applying a vornado-type airblast at the bottomof the sunken receptacle to drive the garbage out of the receptacle,through the intake pipe and thence into the truck storage tank.

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saw 2 OF 2 INVENTOR, L4 W12 ENCE TA AT TOR V5 GARBAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMThe present invention relates to garbage collection systems and moreparticularly a mechanized system for collecting garbage from a pluralityof garbage storage locations.

Presently, city dwellers deposit their garbage in metal or plastic canswhich when filled are set out at the street curb on the day of thescheduled collection by the municipal sanitation men. In most cases, thefilled garbage cans remain at the curbside for several hours before thecans are actually emptied by the garbage collectors. As a result, due tofaulty closure of the garbage can lids, coupled with the action of thewind and/or pets or children, the filled cans become upset resulting inspillage of garbage onto the street and often loss of the can covers.Furthennore, the garbage cans themselves become dented or otherwisedamaged due to abusive treatment at the hands of collectors.

When conventional garbage cans are upset as described above, the spilledgarbage provides an excellent feeding ground for flies, bugs, rats andother rodents, creating a serious health hazard. In addition, the cansare often exposed to the sun and heat thereby causing the garbage todecay and produce offensive odors. Many conventional garbage cans aremade of light gauge metal which tends to rust out at the bottom.

Since virtually all municipalities, for obvious reasons, prohibit thesetting out of garbage cans at the street curb before the scheduled dayfor collection, garbage is accumulated for several days before beingdisposed of, thus necessitating the use of a relatively large garbagecan for storage. Accordingly, the garbage cans, when filled, are tooheavy to be handled and transported to the street curb by most persons,particularly housewives, who must therefore seek assistance for suchchores. Furthermore, in conventional manual garbage removal operations,at least two collectors, in addition to a driver, are required to emptythe garbage receptacle onto the garbage collection truck.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide animproved, mechanized garbage collection system which eliminates the useof conventional metal and plastic garbage cans and the sanitary problemsinherent therein.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of an improvedgarbage collection system in which a large concrete container is buriedin front of each home adjacent the curb for ready access by a collectiontruck having a garbage intake pipe attachable to the mouth of thecontainer and a pressurized air generator for blowing accumulatedgarbage out of the container through the intake pipe and into the truck.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garbage collectionsystem of the character described in which the buried container is madeof a volume at least six times greater than that of a conventionalgarbage can so that garbage collections may be made fewer, decreasingthe cost thereof. The buried containers are also vermin proof and odorproof, yet easily accessible for the deposition of garbage therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a garbagecollection system of the character described in which the garbagecollection truck is constructed to cooperate with the buried containerso as to empty the latter of accumulated garbage in a matter of seconds,and at the same time to inject a disinfectant into the container foreliminating odors or bacteria formation therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garbage collectionsystem of the character described in which a typical garbage collectionroute can be quickly and conveniently handled by one driver and a singlecollector rather than requiring the six men who usually accompany agarbage truck, thereby further decreasing the cost of garbagecollection.

In accordance with the principles of the present invention, there isprovided a mechanized garbage collection system comprising aground-installed garbage receptacle for accumulating garbage, andtruck-mounted garbage conduit means adaptable to be connected at one endthereof to the garbage receptacle and at the other end thereof totruck-mounted garbage storage means. There is further provided means forpropelling the accumulated garbage from the receptacle through theconduit means and into the truck-mounted garbage storage means.

Additional objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent during the course of the following specifications when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a motor truck mounting garbageintake equipment in accordance with the principles of the presentinvention, wherein the intake pipe is shown in the inoperative retractedposition;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the motor truck of FIG. 1 showing theintake pipe in an extended operative position in communication with theroadside sump containing garbage for removal;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the motor truck in the positionshown in FIG. 2, with the sump broken away and shown in section toillustrate the vornado airflow by which garbage is propelled upwardlyfrom the sump into the intake pipe;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged elevational view of the portion of the sump ofFIG. 3 which protrudes above the ground line;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a broken-away portion of the top of themotor truck, showing schematically the various degrees of movement ofthe intake pipe in relation to the sump;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged section taken along line 6-6 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of the intake pipe of FIGS. 5 and 6,showing in schematic section the mounting for said pipe and the mannerin which the pipe may be tilted to assure proper connection to the sump.

Referring in detail to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1-3thereof, there is shown a mechanized garbage disposal system made inaccordance with the present invention and including a motor truck 10mounting garbage intake equipment and a curbside ground installationcomprising a sump 12 from which accumulated garbage is to be removed.

The aforementioned garbage intake equipment comprises garbage storagetank 14 mounted on truck 10 and sized to receive stored garbagecollected from a considerable number of sumps such as the sump 12, fortransport to a dump. The truck-mounted garbage intake equipment alsoincludes a cylindrical garbage intake pipe 16 which communicates withthe interior of the storage tank 14. Intake pipe 16 comprises anelongated horizontal section 16a which tenninates at one end thereof ina short vertical inboard section 16b extending downwardly into andcommunicating with the interior of storage tank 14. The other end of thehorizontal section 16a terminates in a vertical, depending pipe sectionwhich has an open bottom end adapted to be secured to the mouth of sump12 in communication therewith, as hereinafter described in greaterdetail.

The intake pipe 16 is supported on the truck 10 by an overhead extensionboom 18 which is mounted on the top wall 14a of storage tank 14 at theforward end portion of said top wall 14a adjacent the rear of the truckcab 20. Operation of the extension boom 18 is controlled by an elevationjack 22, a tilt jack 24 and an extension jack 26, for selectively movingpipe 16 between a retracted position shown in FIG. I and variousextended positions in which the pipe 16 can be coupled to sumps 12, forexample the extended position illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. Jacks 22, 24and 26 which may be of pneumatic, hydraulic, or other conventional type,are driven by power supplied by the truck engine and are selectivelyactuated by pushbutton control panel 25 mounted on the vertical section16c of intake pipe 16.

Boom 18 is supported by a heavy base bracket 28 of angular shape havingan upright wall 28a fixedly secured to the top wall 14a of garbagestorage tank 14 and a horizontal wall 28b extending perpendicularlyrearwardly from the upper end of wall 280. As shown in FIG. 2, thehorizontal wall 28b is of triangular shape, and the elevation jack 22 ismounted at the rear or apex end thereof. The elevation jack 22 comprisesa piston 30 secured to and upstanding from base wall 28b, and a cylinder32 which is vertically movable relative to the fixed piston 30 and isalso rotatable thereon.

The extensible boom 18 comprises a hollow inboard arm 34, preferably ofsquare cross section as shown, in which an outboard arm 35 is slidablyreceived for telescopic movement. The inboard boom arm 34 is pivotallymounted at one end on the cylinder 32 by means of end yokes 36 whichrotatably receive mounting pins 38 projecting from opposite sides ofcylinder 32.

The tilt or luffing jack 24 includes a cylinder 40 mounted at one endthereof on the upper end of cylinder 32 by means of lug 42, and a pistonrod 44 pivotally connected to a lug 46 on the top of boom arm 34adjacent the yoke end of the latter. Thus, boom 18 will pivot in thevertical plane about the axis defined by mounting pins 38 in response toextension and retraction of piston rod 44 in cylinder 40.

Extension jack 26, which is mounted at the free outer end of boom arm 34is operative to extend and retract the telescopic outboard arm 35 ofboom 18. Said extension jack 26 comprises a cylinder 50 mounted on thetop surface of arm 34 in longitudinal alignment therewith, and a pistonrod 52 having its free end connected to a lug 54 upstanding from the topsurface of arm 35.

Intake pipe 16 is suspended from boom 18 by means of hanger members 56and 58 secured to the undersides of the boom arms 34 and 35respectively. Hanger member 56 comprises a pair of angularly arrangedrigid metal rods 60 and 62 secured at their upper ends to the undersideof boom arm 34, at the inboard end portion thereof, by means of spacedlugs 64, and joined at their lower ends to journal a roller 66 whichengages and rides within an inverted U-shaped bar support 68 affixed tothe top surface of pipe 16. Hanger member 58 comprises a similar pair ofmetal rods 70 and 72 secured at their upper ends to the outboard end ofarm 35 by means of lugs 74, and joined at their lower ends to lug 76which is fixedly secured to the upper surface ofintake pipe 16.

The top wall 14a of truck storage tank 14 has a circular opening 78adjacent its forward end which receives the inner vertical section 1612of pipe 16. In order to allow free movement of pipe 16 in response tothe action of elevation jack 22, tilt jack 24 and extension jack 26, theopening 78 is considerably larger in diameter than the outer diameter ofpipe section 16b. In the retracted position of the pipe 16 shown inFIGS. 1 and 2, the pipe section 16b extends centrally and concentricallythrough opening 78 and there is sufficient circumferential spacingbetween the pipe and the opening to permit lateral movement of the pipein any direction. An annular metal screen 80 of appreciably largerdiameter than the tank opening 78 rests upon the tank top wall 14a andoverlies opening 78. The pipe section 16b extends loosely and slidablythrough the central opening 80a of said screen 80 so that the screen 80remains in place over said opening while permitting the pipe 16 to beraised, lowered, tilted or rotated. When the pipe section 16b is movedlaterally in the opening 78, the screen 80 follows this movement but isof sufficient diameter to maintain the opening covered. The screen 80allows the exhaust of air therethrough from the interior of storage tank14 for reasons which will become apparent, while preventing the escapeof garbage from the tank interior as a result of air turbulence therein.

Referring now to the curbside ground installation portion of the garbagecollection system, reference is made to FIGS. 2 and 3 showing a sunkenconcrete sump 12 which may typically be located in the area fronting aresidence within several feet of the street curb 82. Sump 12 ispreferable of cylindrical shape, being typically about 8 feet high andabout 3 feet in diameter. The major body portion of sump 12 is installedsunken in the ground, as shown in FIG. 3, so as to protrude about 2 feetabove ground 83. Sump 12 has a sidewall 120 which terminates at its openupper end into a neck portion 12a of reduced wall thickness, having aperpendicularly projecting terminal peripheral flange or lip 84. Theinterior bottom wall 12b of sump 12 is concave and is provided with anelliptical air inlet aperture 86 communicating with a cylindricalchannel or bore 88 which extends through the sidewall 22c.

As shown in FIG. 6, aperture 86 is located closely adjacent the bottomof sump sidewall 12c and substantially parallel thereto for reason whichwill soon become apparent. Channel 88 extends upwardly from aperture 86through sump sidewall 12c and is connected to the lower end of anupstanding ground air pipe 90 which emerges from ground 83 in adirection perpendicular thereto, terminating in a horizontal connectingportion 900.

Sump 12 is provided with a removable dish-shaped metal cover 92 having adepending peripheral skirt 94, and suitably dimensioned so that whencover 92 is closed over sump 12, the lip 84 of sump sidewall 12c will beslidably and snugly received within the inner surface of cover skirt 94.The cover 92 has a central circular opening 96 which is normally closedby a small lid 98 pivotally connected to the periphery thereof by ahinge 99. The lid 98 is made of lightweight metal so that it can beeasily opened by a housewife or other user for deposition of bags ofgarbage or emptying of indoor garbage containers through opening 96 intothe interior of sump 12.

Referring again to FIGS. 1-3, the truckbome installation also includes acylindrical air tank 100 containing compressed air and fed by an aircompressor unit 101. A flexible hose 102 is connected to the air tank100 by means of a butterfly valve 104 of the quick-open type whichprovides an instantaneous blast of air under high pressure fromcompressed air tank 100 through hose 102. The free end of flexible hose102 terminates in a female coupling connector 106 adaptable for rapidand airtight mating action with the corresponding male couplingconnector 108 at the free end of air pipe 90. Air tank 100 may bemounted horizontally on the side of the truck chassis, as shown in FIG.1, with airhose 102 mounted in its storage position horizontally aboveair tank 100 by means of support brackets 110. At the bottom of verticalsection 166, the mouth of intake pipe 16 is provided with air annulargasket 112 and a plurality of clamps 114 for ensuring an airtightengagement of said pipe mouth with the mouth of sump 12, as hereinafterdescribed. There is further provided a tank 116 storing disinfectantfluid and a hose 118 leading from tank 116 through the wall of pipesection 16c adjacent the mouth end thereof, of said pipe section 160.

In a typical installation, one or more of the residences on a street areprovided with a sunken sump which is located at curbside and which maybe colored to blend with the shrubbery so as to present an attractiveappearance. On a garbage collection day, a garbage truck 20, carryingthe mobile equipment shown in FIGS. 1-3, is driven up on the roadway 120and parked next to the curb 82 adjacent the sump 12 of one of theresidences. In the retracted position of the mobile equipment shown inFIG. 1, the pipe horizontal section 16a extends parallel to and closelyabove the top wall 14a of tank 14 while the vertical section extendsdownwardly along and closely adjacent to the rear wall of tank 14. Themouth end of pipe section 160 is located a short distance above theground. The pipe section 16b is centrally located within the tank inletopening 78.

The collector accompanying the truck 20 first removes the entire cover92 from the sump and then walks to the rear of the truck, grasping ahandle 122 on pipe section 16c, and manually operating the control panel25 which is mounted immediately above said handle. As previouslyindicated, the control panel 25 includes a plurality of pushbuttonswhich are individually connected to the jacks 24, 25 and 26 forselective operation thereof in reverse directions.

By grasping handle 122, the operator pulls the pipe 16 manually in acircular path toward the adjacent curb, the arcuate path of movementbeing indicated by arrow 124 in FIG. 5. This arcuate movement iseffected by the boom 18, which suspends pipe 16, the jack cylinder 32,mounting boom 18, turning about piston 30. The vertical section 16b ofpipe 16 thus rotates about its axis within tank inlet opening 78. Ifnecessary, the collector presses the appropriate button on panel tocause the elevation jack 22 to operate to raise the pipe 16 sufficientlyfor the end thereof to clear the curb and the top of sump 12. As the endof pipe 16 approaches the sump 12, the operator may press theappropriate button on panel 25 to cause extension jack 26 to operate tomove the pipe 16 longitudinally as indicated by arrow 126 in FIG. 5,until the mouth end of pipe 16 is in vertical alignment with the mouthofsump 12.

The operator then presses the button on control panel 25 which controlselevation jack 22, whereby pipe 16 is lowered until pipe gasket 112 isconformably seated upon sump lip 84. It will be understood that in someinstances the pipe gasket 112 will not be precisely parallel to the lip84 but will be slightly askew for various reasons including slope of theroad way 120, or uneven pressure in the truck tires 128. To render thepipe gasket 112 parallel to the lip 84, the collector may operate thetilt jack 24 by depressing the appropriate button on control panel 25,thereby causing the boom 18 to pivot about pins 38 and tilting the pipe16 accordingly. in the event that the angular disposition of the gasket112 is such that the tilt jack 24 cannot correct the deficiency, thecollector may manually tilt pipe 16 to the limited degree permitted byhanger members 56 and 58 by manipulation of the handle 122, therebyadjusting the position of the mouth of pipe 16 until pipe gasket 112seats flush upon sump lip 84. The operator then presses pipe 16downwardly against lip 84, so as to compress gasket 112 and permit theclamps 114 to engage the underside of lip 84, as shown in F165. 3 and 4,whereby the pipe 16 is locked in airtight engagement with sump 12. Withpipe 16 thus secured, the operator then connects airhose 102 to groundair pipe 91) by coupling connectors 106 and 108 of hose 102 and pipe 90respectively. The removal of garbage from sump 12 to the interior ofgarbage tank 14 is now initiated, as follows.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, the operator actuates butterfly valve 1114,thereby releasing a sudden blast of pressurized air from air tank 100through airhose 1112, air pipe 911 through conduit 88 and into theinterior of sump 12 via elliptical base opening $6 in sump 12. As shownin FIG. 6 and indicated above, the major axis of elliptical base opening86 is substantially parallel to the tangent of the circular periphery ofsump base 1212. Accordingly, the airflow into sump 12 develops into anupward spiralling, swirling flow in a vornado action as shown bydirection arrow 130. The vornado airflow just described, which travelsupward through sump 12 and intake pipe 16 and thence into the interiorof tank 14, carries with it the garbage contents in sump 12. The vornadoairflow path 130, which is generated by the tangential and downwardintroduction of air into sump base 12b via conduit 88 and sump inletaperture 86, provides a maximum scavenging action within sump 12 therebyremoving garbage from within sump 12 with a very high degree ofefficiency. After applying the above described airblast for a period oftime sufficient to remove all the garbage therein, the operator shutsoff valve 104, and sprays disinfectant from tank 116 into the interiorof sump 12, via hose 118 and through the mouth of pipe 16, in asanitizing action which eliminates odors and bacteria forming in sump12. The operator then disengages airhose 102 from air pipe 90 and pipe16 from sump 12 by releasing clamps 114i, and then replaces sump cover92.

After completing the above described operation, the operator returnspipe 16 to its stored position as indicated in FIG. 1 by suitablymanipulating the pushbuttons on control panel 25, and replaces airhose102 on hose brackets 111), after which the operator proceeds to the nextground sump installation to repeat the above-described garbage removaloperation.

It is evident from the above description of a preferred embodiment thatthe mechanized garbage removal system of the present invention providesa highly efficient, rapid, clean and convenient method of collectinggarbage from a plurality of ground storage containers. Thus, the systemof the present invention is aesthetically more pleasing than theconventional system wherein individual garbage cans stand at curbside infront of each house on the street. Furthermore, concrete sump 12 may bemade much larger than the conventional garbage receptacles because it issubstantially buried in the ground, and concrete sump 12 will have amuch longer useful life than the conventional garbage receptacles. Asindicated, the above-described garbage removal operation requires theservices of only one operator who does not have to lift any heavyweights such as conventional loaded garbage cans, thus making possible asubstantial saving in labor costs. Further, the garbage removaloperation of the present invention requires only several seconds for theairblast to empty sump 12 of all its garbage contents, thus effectingfurther savings in labor and operating costs.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed herein, it is obvious that numerous omissions, changes andadditions may be made in such embodiment without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A garbage collection system comprising a ground-installed garbagereceptacle for storing accumulated garbage, and a truck-mounted garbagecollection assembly for removing accumulated garbage from saidground-installed receptacle and transporting it to a remote location,said truckmounted garbage collection assembly comprising garbage conduitmeans adapted to be connected at one end to said garbage receptacle incommunication with the interior of the latter, a garbage storagecontainer in communication with the other end of said garbage conduitmeans, and means for propelling said accumulated garbage from theinterior of said receptacle through said conduit means and into theinterior of said truck-mounted garbage storage container, saidpropelling means comprising a truck-mounted source of air under pressureand means for selectively applying a high-velocity stream of air fromsaid source into the interior of said garbage receptacle, at such alocation therein that said airstream travels upward through the interiorof said receptacle, and through said conduit means, carrying theaccumulated garbage content of said receptacle with it.

2. A garbage collection system according to claim 1 in which saidgarbage receptacle comprises a container buried in the ground with theupper end thereof projecting above ground level for connection to saidgarbage conduit means.

3. A garbage collection system according to claim 2 in which saidgarbage receptacle has an air inlet opening at the base thereof belowground level, and in which said airstream applying means includes a pipecommunicating at one end with said air inlet opening and extendingupwardly through the ground, the other end of said pipe extending aboveground level proximate to said garbage receptacle.

4. A garbage collection system according to claim 2 in which saidgarbage receptacle container has a removable cover and an access lidpivotally mounted on said cover.

5. A garbage collection system according to claim 3 wherein said garbagereceptacle container is substantially cylindrical and has a concave basewall.

6. A garbage collection system according to claim 5 wherein saidreceptacle air inlet opening is located in said receptacle base offsetfrom the center thereof, whereby a flow of air under pressure introducedinto said receptacle via said air inlet opening will produce a swirlingupwardly spiralling vornado airflow.

7. A garbage collection system according to claim 6 wherein said airinlet opening is substantially elliptical and is substantiallyperpendicular to the radius of said receptacle base, whereby the airflowintroduced via said inlet opening is substantially tangential to thecircular wall of said cylindrical receptacle container.

8. A garbage collection system according to claim 1 in which saidgarbage storage container comprises a truckmounted tank having a volumeappreciably greater than the volume of said ground-installed garbagereceptacle, and having a top wall and a garbage inlet opening in saidtop wall, and in which said garbage conduit means comprises an intakepipe of large diameter having an elongated horizontal section overlyingthe top wall of said tank, a first vertical section at one end thereofextending through said garbage inlet opening into the interior of saidtank, and a second vertical section at the other end thereof, saidintake pipe having a retracted, inoperative position in which saidhorizontal section is centrally and longitudinally aligned with the topwall of said tank, and said second vertical section extends downwardlyalong the rear of said tank, said second vertical section terminating inan open mouth.

9. A garbage collection system according to claim 8 in which said tankinlet opening is circular and of substantially greater diameter than theouter diameter of said first vertical pipe section, said first verticalsection being laterally movable within said inlet opening in alldirections, and an annular screen encircling said first vertical sectionand overlying said inlet opening, said screen having a diameter largerthan the diameter of said inlet opening.

10. A garbage collection system according to claim 9 in whichtruck-mounted garbage collecting assembly also includes an extensibleboom supporting the horizontal section of said pipe, said boom beingrotatably mounted above said tank for rotation of said boom and the pipesupported thereby about a vertical axis coinciding with the centrallongitudinal axis of said first vertical pipe section, first drive meansfor longitudinally extending said boom, second drive means for tiltingsaid boom in a direction to raise and lower the second vertical pipesection, and third drive means for elevating said boom vertically.

11. A garbage collection system according to claim 10 in which saidfirst, second and third drive means comprise a hydraulic jacks, and inwhich a control panel is mounted on said second vertical pipe sectionand is operatively connected with each of said jacks for selectiveremote operation thereof.

1. A garbage collection system comprising a ground-installed garbagereceptacle for storing accumulated garbage, and a truckmounted garbagecollection assembly for removing accumulated garbage from saidground-installed receptacle and transporting it to a remote location,said truck-mounted garbage collection assembly comprising garbageconduit means adapted to be connected at one end to said garbagereceptacle in commUnication with the interior of the latter, a garbagestorage container in communication with the other end of said garbageconduit means, and means for propelling said accumulated garbage fromthe interior of said receptacle through said conduit means and into theinterior of said truck-mounted garbage storage container, saidpropelling means comprising a truck-mounted source of air under pressureand means for selectively applying a high-velocity stream of air fromsaid source into the interior of said garbage receptacle, at such alocation therein that said airstream travels upward through the interiorof said receptacle, and through said conduit means, carrying theaccumulated garbage content of said receptacle with it.
 2. A garbagecollection system according to claim 1 in which said garbage receptaclecomprises a container buried in the ground with the upper end thereofprojecting above ground level for connection to said garbage conduitmeans.
 3. A garbage collection system according to claim 2 in which saidgarbage receptacle has an air inlet opening at the base thereof belowground level, and in which said airstream applying means includes a pipecommunicating at one end with said air inlet opening and extendingupwardly through the ground, the other end of said pipe extending aboveground level proximate to said garbage receptacle.
 4. A garbagecollection system according to claim 2 in which said garbage receptaclecontainer has a removable cover and an access lid pivotally mounted onsaid cover.
 5. A garbage collection system according to claim 3 whereinsaid garbage receptacle container is substantially cylindrical and has aconcave base wall.
 6. A garbage collection system according to claim 5wherein said receptacle air inlet opening is located in said receptaclebase offset from the center thereof, whereby a flow of air underpressure introduced into said receptacle via said air inlet opening willproduce a swirling upwardly spiralling vornado airflow.
 7. A garbagecollection system according to claim 6 wherein said air inlet opening issubstantially elliptical and is substantially perpendicular to theradius of said receptacle base, whereby the airflow introduced via saidinlet opening is substantially tangential to the circular wall of saidcylindrical receptacle container.
 8. A garbage collection systemaccording to claim 1 in which said garbage storage container comprises atruck-mounted tank having a volume appreciably greater than the volumeof said ground-installed garbage receptacle, and having a top wall and agarbage inlet opening in said top wall, and in which said garbageconduit means comprises an intake pipe of large diameter having anelongated horizontal section overlying the top wall of said tank, afirst vertical section at one end thereof extending through said garbageinlet opening into the interior of said tank, and a second verticalsection at the other end thereof, said intake pipe having a retracted,inoperative position in which said horizontal section is centrally andlongitudinally aligned with the top wall of said tank, and said secondvertical section extends downwardly along the rear of said tank, saidsecond vertical section terminating in an open mouth.
 9. A garbagecollection system according to claim 8 in which said tank inlet openingis circular and of substantially greater diameter than the outerdiameter of said first vertical pipe section, said first verticalsection being laterally movable within said inlet opening in alldirections, and an annular screen encircling said first vertical sectionand overlying said inlet opening, said screen having a diameter largerthan the diameter of said inlet opening.
 10. A garbage collection systemaccording to claim 9 in which truck-mounted garbage collecting assemblyalso includes an extensible boom supporting the horizontal section ofsaid pipe, said boom being rotatably mounted above said tank forrotation of said boom and the pipe supported thereby about a vertiCalaxis coinciding with the central longitudinal axis of said firstvertical pipe section, first drive means for longitudinally extendingsaid boom, second drive means for tilting said boom in a direction toraise and lower the second vertical pipe section, and third drive meansfor elevating said boom vertically.
 11. A garbage collection systemaccording to claim 10 in which said first, second and third drive meanscomprise a hydraulic jacks, and in which a control panel is mounted onsaid second vertical pipe section and is operatively connected with eachof said jacks for selective remote operation thereof.